forge server not working

[00:43:12 ERROR]: Exception handling console input
java.io.IOException: The handle is invalid
    at java.io.FileInputStream.readBytes(Native Method) ~[?:?]
    at java.io.FileInputStream.read(FileInputStream.java:272) ~[?:?]
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:282) ~[?:?]
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:343) ~[?:?]
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.readBytes(StreamDecoder.java:297) ~[?:?]
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.implRead(StreamDecoder.java:339) ~[?:?]
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.read(StreamDecoder.java:188) ~[?:?]
    at java.io.InputStreamReader.read(InputStreamReader.java:181) ~[?:?]
    at java.io.BufferedReader.fill(BufferedReader.java:161) ~[?:?]
    at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(BufferedReader.java:326) ~[?:?]
    at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(BufferedReader.java:392) ~[?:?]
    at nz$2.run(SourceFile:100) [minecraft_server.1.12.2.jar:?]

my mods are not working and I am lacking the mod list file for forge. any suggestions on how to fix? (this error appears when i start the server)